19880712026459A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-22-150 · Compton, CA · July 12, 1988

Date
July 12, 1988 · 18:55 local
Place
Compton, CA
Airport
Compton Airport
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6926B
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX88FA251
Reported as
Piper PA22150
Reported engine
Lycoming O320A1A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
250 total

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lost power on climbout, stalled trying to return. Hit wires, burned on impact. Water and dirt in fuel.

As the FAA filed it

LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT, STALLED TRYING TO RETURN. HIT WIRES, BURNED ON IMPACT. WATER AND DIRT IN FUEL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.